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Watermelonfest Wheat

176 calories 19.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 15 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 176 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday February 6th 2015
1.053
1.015
5.0%
8.3
3.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb American - White Wheat11 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 57.9%
7 lb American - Pale 2-Row7 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 36.8%
1 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 5.3%
19 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Mount Hood1 oz Mount Hood Hops Leaf/Whole 4.8 Boil 60 min 8.32 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
64 oz watermelon Other Secondary --
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
59 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 409 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
24 qt -- -- 152 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.54 gal (50.15 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.54 gal (2.15 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 5.94 23.8  
Mash volume with grains 7.46 29.8  
Grain absorption losses -2.38 -9.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.23 g | 36.9 qt) 11.69 46.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.54 g | 50.2 qt) 15 60  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 17.63 70.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Watermelonfest Wheat" Fruit Beer recipe by Big_Goat. All Grain, ABV 5.03%, IBU 8.32, SRM 3.93, Fermentables: (White Wheat, Pale 2-Row, Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (Mount Hood) Other: (watermelon)
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  • Last Updated: 2015-02-06 15:36 UTC